When hospitals improve patient flow and handoffs, it can also improve patient satisfaction, a measure that is increasingly linked to hospital reimbursement. Desiree Einsweiler, CEO of the Palo Alto ...
New real-time mapping project provides full visibility of operations, uncovering an opportunity to reduce manual workload by up to 50% The project brought together over 80 stakeholders to document how ...
Although health systems have seen some much-needed improvement to operating margins in recent quarters, these positive headlines mask a disturbing reality that illustrates the immense challenges most ...
The emergency department serves as the primary driver of admit volume in most hospitals, accounting for more than half of hospital admissions on average. If an ED fails to function efficiently — ...
Systematic Patient Navigation Strategies to Scale Breast Cancer Disparity Reduction by Improved Cancer Prevention and Care Delivery Processes EHR and RTLS data obtained from a large cancer center in ...
Healthcare: try to name a sector in which the importance of process excellence is higher. You’ll struggle. Every decision, every action, every allocation of personnel or resources has a direct impact ...
ATLANTA -- October 8, 2008 -- Today, StatCom announced the findings of the 2008 National Survey on Patient Flow Challenges and Technologies, an independent, nationwide survey of more than 200 ...
The Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has criticised patient flow in some regional hospitals, saying that it must be improved to combat overcrowding. It comes as many of the country's ...